LOUIS BALDWIN

*** ***** **** • Melbourne, FL ****1 • 321-***-**** • ac9s6j@r.postjobfree.com

summary

Accountant with over ten years of experience in full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and profit and loss analysis for organizations in a variety of industries. Strong history of ensuring compliance and maintaining financial record accuracy and integrity. Proficient in industry standard accounting tools and methodologies including MS Excel and QuickBooks.

experience

Sep 2018 – Present WeCare tlc, LLC Lake Mary, FL

Staff Accountant

Manage invoicing and payment resolutions for seventy client accounts for a self-funded provider of on-site/near-site healthcare centers that bring quality healthcare directly to employees at a cost savings to employers

Process eight bi-monthly payrolls which entails gathering salaried and hourly employee statues, calculating work hours, confirming client billing, and ensuring payrate accuracies for WeCare tlc and WeCare tlc Correction facilities

Resolve any discrepancies within bank accounts, financial ledgers and records

Prepare financial statements, journal entries and supporting schedules and reports for credit card statements, account receivables, fixed assets, management fees, sales, accounts receivable, profitability and yield, and regional salaries and bonuses

Collaborate with the in-house legal team to address any required modifications to contractual agreements, such as billing methods, managerial costs, contract length, and pricing negotiations based on budget forecasts

Aug 2016 – Sep 2018 Ares Holdings, LLC Melbourne, FL

Assistant Controller

Conducted monthly sales and use tax filings for thirty-five states and ensured entries for accruals were accurate and payments were made on time for a company that provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services

Collected and maintained data for 650 to 850 fixed company assets in the SMPlus accounting system to produce an annual inventory report for upper management review

Reconciled sixteen accounts (six operating, six payrolls, two ACH, and two petty cash accounts) monthly

Aided Chief Financial Officer (CFO) by producing reports and schedules for loan and credit card payments, transfers, tax distributions, sales taxes, fixed assets, vehicle inventory, A/R, and A/P to allocate costs to over fifty departments

Oct 2015 – Aug 2016 Creative Financial Staffing / HD Supply Orlando, FL

Sales Tax Associate

Reviewed clientele sales tax data, ensured all paid or owed tax amounts were accurate, and reached out to clients to resolve any discrepancies to assist in audit preparation for HD Supply

Verified all taxpayer personal identification information was recorded correctly, all calculations were performed accurately, and all tax payments matched the payers’ supporting documentation

May 2013 – Oct 2015 Brevard County School District Viera, FL

School Accounting Auditor

Audited the management records of over 100 school cafeterias of the Brevard County School District to ensure all federal and state regulations were adhered to providing meals to the students

Examined meal plans, student costs, food selections, portions, number of distributions, school fundraisers, and cafeteria programs to ascertain the compliance of each cafeteria in the district

Collected and analyze data to detect each cafeteria’s level of efficiencies, effectiveness, deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies

Inspected account books and accounting systems to confirm accepted accounting procedures were used to record transactions

Aug 2012 – May 2013 Ferreri Search Tampa, FL

Staff Accountant - Temporary

Navigated huge amounts of financial data and built graphical representations of various datasets using MS Excel tools such as pivot tables and v-lookup

Contacted individual contracting companies to restore foreclosed homes to sale for several banking institutions

Liaised between CFO and contractors to convey project statuses, and gain approvals for all required project scope changes and resource acquisitions

Jan 2012 – Aug 2012 Space Coast Credit Union Melbourne, FL

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Monitored and resolved all accounts payable issues and administered all invoices for office supplies and building utilities and maintenance

Performed administrative duties such as receiving incoming correspondences and invoices, creating copies of the paperwork, and distributing the information to the appropriate recipient, and processing vendor payments through ACH

Dec 2009 – Jan 2012 Brevard County Tax Collector Titusville, FL

Staff Accountant

Prepared bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banking institutions

Executed bank reconciliations and produced daily DMV revenue analysis reports to convey such information as license, renewal, and testing fees, vehicle registration, and title transfers

Generated the daily general ledger reports and conducted money transfers to cover company expenditures

May 2001 – May 2005 U.S. Marine Corp Multiple Locations

Corporal (Honorable Discharge)

education

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Bachelor of Science, Accounting (2009)

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